Deposition of Symon Colston

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Symon Colston late of the towne & parish of Loughall barony of Connelly & within the County of Limericke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute Christmas last & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt worth 89 li.
Of one Cowe foure yeerlings one mare one horse & two coults to the value of seaven pounds Of houshould goods to the value of ten pounds Of hay and Corne in the haggard to the value of thirteene pounds Of Corne in ground nowe lost by this rebellion to the value of fifteene pounds Of wood ready cutt for fireing & bayleing to the value of ffortie shillinges Of two boates with their tacklinges to the value of sixteene pounds part consisting Of debts amounting to the sume of six & twenty pounds six shillinges due from Richard Stevenson of Dunmoylen in the County of limericke Esquire in actuall rebellion deceased, Dauid fflaiene of Limerick tyler, William Roch of the same merchant, Daniell oge of the same mazon all nowe in actuall rebellion & diuers other protestants vtterly dissenabled by this rebe{llion}are en debtd parte of thaboue sume The totall o{f} his losses amounts to foure score & nyne pounds six sh{ } He further saith that the said Cowe & yeerlings were taken a{way}

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by Mohowne o Kelly of Loughall aforesaid & the said <B> boates were likewise taken away by Mohowne Moyle of in the said County Clare gentleman & Roger mc Connor of Loughall aforesaid gentleman He further saith that Thomas Eaton of the same myner & Ellynor his wife & John Whatman of the same & his wife Thomas Blackbedge of Beth in the said County yeoman & his wife James Barly & his wife were formerly protestants but since this rebellion turned papists & further he deposeth not
Symon [mark] Calstons mark
Jurat coram nobis
7o 8bris 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ro: southwell

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The examination
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